Kailansorac Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

Glimmerubro It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

Maleeha Vincent It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Fatma Suarez The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

hvdam I loved the book, read it "to pieces". Yes the adaptation is slow-paced and a number of stories have been left out, but in all reality, the selection made is excellent. The atmosphere is great, it is truly romantic and the chosen stories are excellent. Unfortunately there are a lot of deviations from the book, which results in a (in my taste) "cheesy" ending. Overall however, there is a lot to enjoy. The soundtrack is excellent and full of subtle details. Spoiler Alert: When Heloise enters Valentines room for the second time, to check whether she had been successful, she hums a melody (not in the book). This melody is very well chosen: The theme is the slow movement of Schubert's String Quartet No 14 "Der Tod und das Mädchen" (Death and the Maiden).

timothy-s "Le Comte de Monte Cristo" is a mini TV-series but contains nevertheless 8 hours of very carefully describing of the journey of nemesis that is made by Edmond Dantes. This character, played by Gerard Depardieu has experienced the worst that can happen to a human being. Imprisonment in solitude for a crime he didn't commit. After he is back he works his way up in society playing various characters, manipulating everyone. The actors are great, very beautiful women with passionate eyes and nice accents (especially Ornella Muti, who plays grown up Mercedes Igualada, the great love of Dantes' life). Depardieu is sometimes ridiculous, especially when he plays Lord Wilmore, wearing an even bigger nose than he already possesses himself. But the picturing of the story is so intense, that such little mistakes can be easily neglected. One sees the inner fight that takes place in the huge body of the Comte. Must he go on with his exercise of nemesis, while he knows that he only becomes unhappier by carrying it out. Le Comte de Monte Cristo is never sentimental, though sometimes a little frivolous, but that connects perfectly with the novel of Alexandre Dumas, who's story is almost perfectly followed. And completion is guaranteed by a mighty music score and enough hilarious moments with Dantes' servant Bertuccio.

lordex Given the length (and hence the capacity) of this mini series, and after Kevin Reynold's far-off 2002 version, I was hoping to see a visual duplication of the original storyline. However the way the screenplay was written many of the most dramatic moments were taken out and replaced with almost indifferent narration. One example would be, in the book, when Abbé Faria reveals to Dantes how he was framed, even having been there for more than 10 times, I can always feel the shocking Dantes feels as depicted by Dumas. However, in the mini series, Abbé Faria did it almost like a weather man reporting it's going to be another sunny day tomorrow, and Dantes is like, "OK."Another big disappointment is Mr. Depardieu. He is a great actor. There is no question about that. But let's be straightforward - this just isn't his role. He is simply too physical and too outward for me to relate to the Count of Monte Cristo. If you ask me, Jereme Irons(10 years younger) would be the ideal actor. Also Depardieu's signature nose makes it almost like a joke for him to switch between the disguises. 8-)

jkj7 This movie conforms to the book and manages to capture the true story. Revenge ... Girard Depardieu is wonderful and I have watched it twice (subtitles, no less!!) It is well worth the effort. Reading the book first was definitely helpful.